UK Tourist Attractions

Travellers who have visited affected areas should monitor their health for seven days after the visit. If you develop a flu-like illness with cough, sore throat, runny nose, headache or muscle aches, within seven days you should:

• Check your symptoms.

• Limit contact with other people.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and dispose of the tissue promptly.

• Wash hands with soap and water.

• Keep hard surfaces (e.g. door handles, countertops) clean using a normal cleaning solution.

• Follow public health guidance at your destination.

• Avoid crowding or mass gatherings.

• Where possible avoid close contact with persons who are ill with an flu-like illness.

• Wash hands with soap and water; use waterless alcohol-based hand gels when soap and water is not available.

• Avoid touching your nose, mouth or eyes, to prevent the spread of germs.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and dispose of the tissue promptly.

• Keep hard surfaces (e.g. door handles, countertops) clean using a normal cleaning solution.

• Ensure that children follow similar advice.

• Swine flu has not been shown to be transmissible to people through eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products.

• There is little evidence of the effectiveness of wearing masks, However, properly fitted special grade masks can be worn in situations such as healthcare settings.

• If you fall ill while abroad (especially with flu-like symptoms) you should seek medical assistance. Where possible the British Embassy/High Commission/Consulate should be able to provide British nationals with details of English-speaking doctors and information on the local availability of anti-virals.

• unprotected sex with an infected person, who may not know they are infected

• the use of infected syringes, medical and dental instruments or anything else that punctures the skin, such as tattooing needles

• transfusions of HIV infected blood

• passing from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy, childbirth or breast-feeding.

• ensure you use condoms with new sexual partners. It is advisable to pack your own as standards may differ from those in the UK or they may not readily be available

• don't share needles and syringes

• be aware that some countries do not have the same medical standards as the UK. Equipment may not be adequately sterilised, nor blood screened for HIV and hepatitis B or C

• if you require self-administered injections, take an adequate supply of your own needles

• don't have a tattoo, acupuncture treatment or body piercing unless you can be sure the equipment is sterile.